Worker burned in fire at La Porte chemical plant

By Erin Mulvaney |
March 4, 2013
| Updated: March 4, 2013 10:07pm

A worker at a La Porte chemical plant was burned Monday in a fire caused by an explosion, officials said.

Black plumes of smoke could be seen above Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals in La Porte around 1 p.m. A company emergency response team contained the fire, which was in the magnesium unit of the plant, company spokeswoman Debbie Sullivan said.